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The Threat of Polio Disease in the U.S. | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 8

Polio, the disease which had crippled Franklin D. Roosevelt, remained a serious threat to the health of American children until the development of a vaccine to prevent it, by Jonas Salk in 1950. This...

Marine Recruits Begin Training for Korean War | History of SC Slide Collection

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Marine Recruits Begin Training for Korean War | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 7

Recruits arrive at the Yemassee station in 1950 to begin their training as marines for the Korean War. Courtesy of the United States Marine Corps Parris Island Museum.

South Carolina's "Dixiecrat" Movement | History of SC Slide Collection

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South Carolina's "Dixiecrat" Movement | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 6

Postwar politics in South Carolina were affected by the many changes that the war had brought. Many new citizens flocked to the state, partly because of the many military bases there, and partly...

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The "Barnwell Ring" of South Carolina

Episode 5

The famous "Barnwell Ring" of South Carolina. Senator Edgar Brown, left, the state's senior Senator and chairman of the finance committee, and House Speaker Sol Blatt (see Solomon Blatt), both from...

Rebirth of the "Two-Party System" in South Carolina | History of SC Slide Collection

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Rebirth of the "Two-Party System" in South Carolina | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 4

Slowly, South Carolina witnessed the rebirth of a two-party system in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1964, the state voted against a southern Democratic candidate, Texan Lyndon B. Johnson, and instead cast...

Integration at the University of South Carolina | History of SC Slide Collection

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Integration at the University of South Carolina | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 3

Henri Monteith Treadwell (age 17), James Solomon (age 33) and Robert Anderson (age 19), speaking to news media after registering in September 1963 as the first African-American students at the...

Harvey Gantt Admitted to Clemson University | History of SC Slide Collection

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Harvey Gantt Admitted to Clemson University | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 2

The first integration of public higher education in South Carolina came at Clemson University. The student who successfully sued for admission with the help of his NAACP attorney, Matthew Perry (left)...

Sit-Ins at Restaurants | History of SC Slide Collection

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Sit-Ins at Restaurants | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 1

One of the methods of non-violent protest against segregation, taught by Martin Luther King and others in the Civil Rights Movement, was the practice of sit-ins at restaurants and coffee shops...

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James Francis Byrnes | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 19

James Francis Byrnes (see Governor James Byrnes) rose to prominence in South Carolina and the nation, first in the House of Representatives, and then in the Senate. A supporter of Roosevelt's New Deal...

The Doolittle Raiders | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Doolittle Raiders | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 18

The Columbia Army Air Base in Lexington County became the headquarters of Colonel Jimmy Doolittle's famous "Raiders," who trained there for their bombing run over Tokyo. Courtesy of the Thomas Cooper...

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